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in the past few weeks, cyber hacking has been all over the headlines, and today the obama administration about how to combat foreign theft of trade secrets. eric holder announced a plan in washington, and it comes on the heels of a report by an american securities firm pointing the finger at china. i am joined by tom, who was a member of the commission on cyber security. the administration tiptoed over whether china was responsible for these cyber attacks. >> i think they are signaling to the rest of the world but we are more willing to not only publicly embarrass those regimes but the use hard and soft power. >> what did you say could be done to protect u.s. computer systems? >> we recommend a number of things, first to modernize authority for criminal penalties as well as to regulate statutes, to improve the way they protect data. many have taken a lackadaisical approach to securing them, over relying on things to protect themselves. >> are those vulnerable? >> every system is vulnerable. they said there are those of us who know they have been hit and those who do not know. there are o
in the past few weeks, cyber hacking has been all over the headlines, and today the obama administration about how to combat foreign theft of trade secrets. eric holder announced a plan in washington, and it comes on the heels of a report by an american securities firm pointing the finger at china. i am joined by tom, who was a member of the commission on cyber security. the administration tiptoed over whether china was responsible for these cyber attacks. >> i think they are signaling to...
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question, president obama wants to pin sequestration on the republicans. speaker boehner calls sequestration, as you saw, quote unquote, the president's sequester. is he right? >> yes, he is right, in that it was proposed by the president and by his folks when they had the budget impasse, as a way of i say, putting pressure on both sides at some point to deal with it. but our government is so dysfunctional we are at this particular stage now. the problem now is, where do we go from here in terms of this is going to undermine the confidence of the country in the government, and its ability to address problems. it is going to undermine the confidence of business who wants to invest. this is just another disgrace in terms of the way the american government works. >> it's an exaggeration. >> no, i don't think it is. i think it is a major issue. this money will be cut one way or the other out of the budget but it is going to tell everybody something about our inability to deal with a most obvious problem. >> how should it be cut? >> i think to some extent acros
question, president obama wants to pin sequestration on the republicans. speaker boehner calls sequestration, as you saw, quote unquote, the president's sequester. is he right? >> yes, he is right, in that it was proposed by the president and by his folks when they had the budget impasse, as a way of i say, putting pressure on both sides at some point to deal with it. but our government is so dysfunctional we are at this particular stage now. the problem now is, where do we go from here...
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. >> thousands of people marched on the national mall in washington yesterday, braving a cold winter wind to take part in what organizers called the biggest climate rally in u.s. history. they called for president obama to reject the proposed keystone excel oil pipeline. >> the reason i came here today was because i feel like president obama... i feel like if we make a statement with our numbers and our passion that he'll get the message. >> woodruff: the keystone project is designed to move crude oil hundreds of thousands of barrels a day that would be extracted from the oil sands of northern alberta in western canada. the oil would be transported across several u.s. states to refinerees and ports in texas. the company behind the 1700-mile pipeline, trans-canada, has altered the route to largely by-pass a water deposit in nebraska. but protest organizers insisted the pipeline still threatens land it crosses and will mean even greater carbon pollution. >> the president needs to think about what his legacy is going to be. 50 years from now, no one is going to care about the fiscal cli
. >> thousands of people marched on the national mall in washington yesterday, braving a cold winter wind to take part in what organizers called the biggest climate rally in u.s. history. they called for president obama to reject the proposed keystone excel oil pipeline. >> the reason i came here today was because i feel like president obama... i feel like if we make a statement with our numbers and our passion that he'll get the message. >> woodruff: the keystone project is...
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and president obama secures washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan and his state of the union address. hello this is our team you're watching or rather for the top stories of the last seven days as me kevin owen here in moscow this morning very good to have your company and of course the big story of the week here it comes keep a look at that screen the worldwide died this last week over those dramatic images from central russia that plunging meteor that exploded with a blinding flash before crashing in the urals early on friday parts of it ended up in a lake will tell you about that in just a minute no matter how you look at it not hard to imagine the shock of the people that were in the child chelyabinsk area that witnessed all that first that blinding flash they thought was a nuclear bomb some of the people there going off there that the roof of the pressure they were describing how they kind of felt it within their bodies and then of course if you were in a building when that blast went off and the windows
and president obama secures washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan and his state of the union address. hello this is our team you're watching or rather for the top stories of the last seven days as me kevin owen here in moscow this morning very good to have your company and of course the big story of the week here it comes keep a look at that screen the worldwide died this last week over those dramatic images from central...
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president obama secures washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts of the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan in his state of the union address. and more nuclear test shock waves from north korea which detonates a third device despite a un ban and international sanctions. alone a very good evening this is r.t. you're watching our round up of the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin owen here it r.t. h.q. in moscow tonight first well it was the big story of the week the world was wide died this week over dramatic images from central russia plunging b.t.o. exploding with a blinding flash before crashing in the urals at the start on friday not hard to imagine the shock felt by the region's residents without going on the blinding flash the noise windows being blown in to people while of course to try to work out what exactly was happening somewhere before war broke out ok well across this story now it's eagle piskun office take a look. it was like a scene from a scythe or a movie but with one exception it was real first the brilliant flash this big b
president obama secures washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts of the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan in his state of the union address. and more nuclear test shock waves from north korea which detonates a third device despite a un ban and international sanctions. alone a very good evening this is r.t. you're watching our round up of the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin owen here it r.t. h.q. in moscow tonight first well it was the big story of...
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and president obama secures washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan in his state of the union address. hello there in a very good morning to you if you just joined us sits kevin owen here at r.t. h.q. in moscow with our top stories of the last seven days and of course the big story as we can see on the screen the worldwide died this last week over those dramatic images from central russia plunging meteor exploding with a blinding flash before crashing in the urals early on friday what a wake up call that was for the local inhabitants of chelyabinsk wasn't it they went out of bed by nine twenty five that morning they certainly were after that i want to shocking thing to happen as well first they described that intense bright light the best a lot of people could describe it as was big like a nuclear bomb going off maybe there was a lot of worry then came the bang the whoosh the pressure blew they said they could feel it inside shocking and in the last hour as well a development two scientists now looking for trace
and president obama secures washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan in his state of the union address. hello there in a very good morning to you if you just joined us sits kevin owen here at r.t. h.q. in moscow with our top stories of the last seven days and of course the big story as we can see on the screen the worldwide died this last week over those dramatic images from central russia plunging meteor exploding with a...
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president obama secures washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan in his state of the union address. more nuclear test shock waves from north korea which designates a device despite u.n. and international sanctions. you're watching artie's weekly news if you're with me kerry johnston well the world was why died this week of a dramatic images from central russia a plunging meteoric splinted with a blinding flash before crashing in the urals early on friday and of course it's hard to imagine the shock that residents must have felt when they saw this increase . radical coming over the top of their heads and of course it took a while for people to realize what was actually happening the meteor blast set off a powerful shockwave smashing windows in buildings injuring and bewildering those inside and out is a go person off takes a closer look now at how it all happened. it was like a scene from a movie but with one exception it was real first the brilliant flash this big bright like he was shining across the sky you know
president obama secures washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan in his state of the union address. more nuclear test shock waves from north korea which designates a device despite u.n. and international sanctions. you're watching artie's weekly news if you're with me kerry johnston well the world was why died this week of a dramatic images from central russia a plunging meteoric splinted with a blinding flash before...
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and president obama secures washington's expanding it counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan and his state of the union address. they are watching our weekly news review with me kerry johnston well the world was why died this week over dramatic images from central russia plunging your exploded with a blinding flash before crashing in the urals early on friday was hard to imagine the shock felt by the region's residents as they saw this huge fireball coming overhead it must have been absolutely terrifying when in fact it took a while for people to realize exactly what was happening to me set off as we can see a powerful shockwave smashing buildings creating havoc and of course but we'll bring inside well to take a closer look now and exactly what happened. it was like a scene from a movie but with one exception it was real first the brilliant flash was big bright like he was shining across the sky you know blinding brighter than the sun the skies were lit up by a meteor streaking across the skies above the russian city of over one and
and president obama secures washington's expanding it counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan and his state of the union address. they are watching our weekly news review with me kerry johnston well the world was why died this week over dramatic images from central russia plunging your exploded with a blinding flash before crashing in the urals early on friday was hard to imagine the shock felt by the region's residents as they saw this huge...
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they want president obama to do more to protect the environment. alan fisher is there. make it toeople will the national mall to protest against climate change. they say the warning signs are already there. hurricanes and the teaching everyone the problems ahead for the united states. what brings you here on a very cold day to the national mall? >> i have children. i worry about their future. i'm not about climate change for 30 years because my husband is a scientist. other than not eating meat and riding a bicycle, what can we possibly do? i was compelled to become a political activist about two years ago a and he is here with me today to be part of the crowd to help get obama energized to bring change, even if congress will not. the best way to change the climate is with a carbon tax. >> many people say here barack obama has done a reasonable job and it comes to confronting climate change but he could be doing more. faugh and won him to stop pushing off from behind to do more to alter the course of america and the world -- they want him to stop pushing up from behind.
they want president obama to do more to protect the environment. alan fisher is there. make it toeople will the national mall to protest against climate change. they say the warning signs are already there. hurricanes and the teaching everyone the problems ahead for the united states. what brings you here on a very cold day to the national mall? >> i have children. i worry about their future. i'm not about climate change for 30 years because my husband is a scientist. other than not...
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in his state of the union speech president obama outlined some of the external threats that the country speccing first of all pair of spreading to different parts of the world for what he said although the u.s. is pulling troops out of afghanistan america's war on terror will take a listen it's true different al qaeda affiliates and extremist groups have emerged from the reagan peninsula to africa the threat these groups pose is of all. but to meet this threat we don't need to send tens of thousands of our sons and daughters abroad occupying other nations we will continue to take direct action against those terrorists who pose the greatest threat to americans although there was no mentioning of the word drones everyone knew that's what the president meant when saying direct action with no u.s. troops involved what he did not talk about was the limits for this war that they've ministration his waging with the remote control the justification that the administration gave in john brennan's words. don't punish people for past guilt strike before they take action that offers a very broad sco
in his state of the union speech president obama outlined some of the external threats that the country speccing first of all pair of spreading to different parts of the world for what he said although the u.s. is pulling troops out of afghanistan america's war on terror will take a listen it's true different al qaeda affiliates and extremist groups have emerged from the reagan peninsula to africa the threat these groups pose is of all. but to meet this threat we don't need to send tens of...
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president obama secures washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan in his state of the union address. more nuclear test shock waves from north korea which designates a device despite u.n. and international sanctions. so they are watching artie's weekly news if you're with me kerry johnston well the world was why died this week of a dramatic images from central russia a plunging me tour exploded with a blinding flash before crashing in the urals early on friday and of course it's hard to imagine the shock that residents must have felt when they saw this incredible coming over the top of their heads and of course it took a while for people to realize what was actually happening the meteor blast set off a powerful shockwave smashing windows in buildings injuring and bewildering inside . takes a closer look now at how it all happened. it was like a scene from a movie but with one exception it was real first the brilliant flash was big bright like he was shining across the sky you know blinding brighter than the sun the
president obama secures washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority plan in his state of the union address. more nuclear test shock waves from north korea which designates a device despite u.n. and international sanctions. so they are watching artie's weekly news if you're with me kerry johnston well the world was why died this week of a dramatic images from central russia a plunging me tour exploded with a blinding flash before...
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the news and helped to reelect barack obama. there is an interesting development in the chris dorner issue in california. i never thought to see the media make a excuse for a murder of innocent people. nyou saw that portion suppressed by certain outfits. they would focus on the other things and leave it out and not post it on the website. it is true. they are jumping to make an excuse here for someone who is strong for gun control and when you have something happen and possibly the person might have something to do with concerted politics there is it a run to jump to conclusions. we saw it when james hol mes. he might tea party. not true . jard jard - jar delet ed laufener . saw when a man who flew his plane in the i.r.s.. he had a manifestero from karl marx . assumed he was a tea party nut. >> it is it amazing there are is not greater objectivity on what joe biden called on the legitimate new's media and then you have comment ators. i want to show you a clip. this is it from mark. on cnn talking like he is a hero,. >> as far as
the news and helped to reelect barack obama. there is an interesting development in the chris dorner issue in california. i never thought to see the media make a excuse for a murder of innocent people. nyou saw that portion suppressed by certain outfits. they would focus on the other things and leave it out and not post it on the website. it is true. they are jumping to make an excuse here for someone who is strong for gun control and when you have something happen and possibly the person might...
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president obama will be visiting israel very soon. we talk about the 20% in richmond deal. the conversation hinges on the other side of that, the credibility of the united states if a deal does not go along the lines of using military force. the big deal is to do with the trigger. what would trigger that? i'd like to hear your opinions on the visit and what you think of that debate. >> thank you very much. >> recent graduate of johns hopkins. thank you for being here. i have 1 million questions but i will stick to one and it has to do with power players. the current government is very right wing. every government has talks. of these factions and other factions engaged in nuclear energy or isolated with nuclear weapons? what does the next possible generation of power players feel about this if we assume that a regime change does not happen? and that assumes, if we get one, in new ayatollah. >> even more brutal hypocrisies have domestic politics. >> why don't they start? i will take those in reverse order. these are huge, multiple questions and i wish we had more time to real
president obama will be visiting israel very soon. we talk about the 20% in richmond deal. the conversation hinges on the other side of that, the credibility of the united states if a deal does not go along the lines of using military force. the big deal is to do with the trigger. what would trigger that? i'd like to hear your opinions on the visit and what you think of that debate. >> thank you very much. >> recent graduate of johns hopkins. thank you for being here. i have 1...
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even though drones are this administration's weapon of choice then president obama wants to leave some troops on the ground twenty fourteen when they're supposed to be all out in the speech you mentioned on the way to go with the afghan government on that issue and it's going to be a hard bargain because the afghan government wrists further steering. their own population over foreign military presence especially after incidents like the one. that was reported just hours after the president's speech the nato strike killed ten afghan civilians one could sense a change maybe even your concern as the president on the results of the revolution in the arab world who said that it's quote unquote messy he said the u.s. cannot dictate the course of change in countries like to be very cautious be very briefly pressured on syria there was a change of tone remember the u.s. was cheerleading for revolutions in those countries just a year ago with radical forces gaining momentum in places like syria like libya maybe the changes that now in the region are not much to their liking among other threats
even though drones are this administration's weapon of choice then president obama wants to leave some troops on the ground twenty fourteen when they're supposed to be all out in the speech you mentioned on the way to go with the afghan government on that issue and it's going to be a hard bargain because the afghan government wrists further steering. their own population over foreign military presence especially after incidents like the one. that was reported just hours after the president's...
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in his state of the union speech washington recognizes the urgency. well reward schools to develop new partnerships with colleges and employers and create classes that focus on science technology engineering and math the skills today's employers are looking for to fill the jobs that are there right now and will be there in the future for decades the u.s. has been a magnet for scientific genius from all over the world immigrants helped start prominent american tech companies like google yahoo intel and instagram the u.s. can still count on a steady inflow of talent for more on the globe no doubt about that but experts say it does not alleviate the urgency of growing talent at home considering how much poor math results can cost the country in the future in washington i'm going to check out a quick look at some other world news now in pakistan militants disguised as policemen have attacked the office of a top politician and killing five people said day after protests across pakistan demanded more security for the shia minority following another deadly b
in his state of the union speech washington recognizes the urgency. well reward schools to develop new partnerships with colleges and employers and create classes that focus on science technology engineering and math the skills today's employers are looking for to fill the jobs that are there right now and will be there in the future for decades the u.s. has been a magnet for scientific genius from all over the world immigrants helped start prominent american tech companies like google yahoo...
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in his state of the union speech president obama outlined some of the external threats that the country speccing first of all pear spreading to different parts of the world for what he said although the u.s. is pulling troops out of afghanistan america's war on terror will continue to listen it's true different al qaeda affiliates of extremist groups have emerged from the reagan peninsula to africa the threat these groups pose is evolving. but to meet this threat we don't need to send tens of thousands of our sons and daughters abroad occupying other nations we will continue to take direct action against those terrorists who pose the greatest threat to america although there was no mentioning of the word drones everyone knew that's what the president meant when saying direct with no u.s. troops involved what he did not talk about was the limits for this war that they'd ministration his waging with the remote control the justification that the administration gave john brennan's words we don't punish people for past strike before they take action that offers a very broad scope for the use
in his state of the union speech president obama outlined some of the external threats that the country speccing first of all pear spreading to different parts of the world for what he said although the u.s. is pulling troops out of afghanistan america's war on terror will continue to listen it's true different al qaeda affiliates of extremist groups have emerged from the reagan peninsula to africa the threat these groups pose is evolving. but to meet this threat we don't need to send tens of...
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netanyahu and other officials of the government would have preferred governor romney to win than president obama? >> and other things say all sorts of things. >> that's not true? >> i'm telling you that bipartisan party in this country -- support is one of the truly bipartisan issues in washington. there aren't that many, but this one is. >> not many left. >> this one is, it's supreme national importance to the state of israel. and we worked to preserve it. i have -- prime minister netanyahu has been in nine meetings with president obama. i've been present at all of them. i can tell you those meetings are friendly, candid, open. >> right. >> and president obama has said that he has spent more time speaking with prime minister netanyahu than any foreign leader, including this week, they spoke for about an hour. it's a very close relationship. we've had our disagreements. >> right. >> we've had disagreements. but the lit must is mot whether there are -- litmus is not whether there are disagreements. whether you move beyond them on to the peace process and the iranian nuclear programs and the effor
netanyahu and other officials of the government would have preferred governor romney to win than president obama? >> and other things say all sorts of things. >> that's not true? >> i'm telling you that bipartisan party in this country -- support is one of the truly bipartisan issues in washington. there aren't that many, but this one is. >> not many left. >> this one is, it's supreme national importance to the state of israel. and we worked to preserve it. i have...
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when raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones washington is setting up new bases around the globe. even though drones are this administration's weapon of choice ghana's them president obama wants to leave some troops on the ground twenty fourteen when they're supposed to be all out in the speech he mentioned on the way to go with the afghan government on that issue and it's going to be a hard bargain because the afghan government risks further steering. their own population over foreign military presence especially after incidents like the one. that was reported just hours after the president's speech by nato strike killed ten afghan civilians one could sense a change maybe even your concern as the president on the results of the revolution in the arab world has said that it's quote unquote messy he said the u.s. cannot dictate the course of change in countries like egypt very consciously very briefly question on syria there was a change of tone for those who remember how the u.s. was cheerleading for revolutions in those countries just a year ago with radical forces gai
when raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones washington is setting up new bases around the globe. even though drones are this administration's weapon of choice ghana's them president obama wants to leave some troops on the ground twenty fourteen when they're supposed to be all out in the speech he mentioned on the way to go with the afghan government on that issue and it's going to be a hard bargain because the afghan government risks further steering. their own population over...
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or it is if you believe everything that you hear out of washington. today again president obama rang the alarm bells on the four spending cuts that are set to take effect seven days from now. >> i've been very clear that these kinds of arbitrary automatic cuts would have an adverse impact on families, on teachers, on parents who are reliant on head start programs, on our military readiness, on mental health services on medical search. >> you heard a bit of it there, especially from democrats you're hearing we'll have trouble fighting wildfires, airplanes, security lines will be long, all sorts of things. how much of that is true? how much of it is politics? how do we react to that? "outfront," daniel altman, economics professor at nyu, it political columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." you listened to all this talk about all these dire implications, is it real or is it scare tactics? >> some of it is definitely real. if you look at the figures we're looking at maybe 70,000 kids getting kicked out of head start programs. we're looking at a $1
or it is if you believe everything that you hear out of washington. today again president obama rang the alarm bells on the four spending cuts that are set to take effect seven days from now. >> i've been very clear that these kinds of arbitrary automatic cuts would have an adverse impact on families, on teachers, on parents who are reliant on head start programs, on our military readiness, on mental health services on medical search. >> you heard a bit of it there, especially from...
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and make sure to see to it that president obama, the 44th, did not become king barack the first. he calls that obstructionism. the constitution calls it separation of powers. he calls that political demagoguery, i call it governance at the consent of the government. so, i personally. abcdef, i don't do that, it's a little different, my scale. i narrowed it down i'm going to give him a b-d which stands for bovine droppings. >> mike: i don't know what that means, larry. and let's go to helen from above the law.com. and what do you grade the president? >> i'm going to give him an a, look, it bothers president obama does something against the will of prime minister boehner and mccain. we have an article 2 in the constitution, article 2 in the constitution gives him the power to do, you know, something. right? >> yeah, something indeed, but, but kelly ann, let me ask you, is the something he gets to do is to act without regard to two other branches of government that are equal to the president in power? >> that's the chief concern here, governor. is that this president has had a track
and make sure to see to it that president obama, the 44th, did not become king barack the first. he calls that obstructionism. the constitution calls it separation of powers. he calls that political demagoguery, i call it governance at the consent of the government. so, i personally. abcdef, i don't do that, it's a little different, my scale. i narrowed it down i'm going to give him a b-d which stands for bovine droppings. >> mike: i don't know what that means, larry. and let's go to...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama and congressional republicans remain worlds apart on a realistic solution to prevent billions of dollars in automatic cuts. the sequester from kicking in march 1st. right now the politics are trumping any movement towards compromise. joining me now for our daily fix chris calizza, msnbc contributor and managing of post politics.com, and washington post reporters laurie montgomery and nia malika henderson. chris, first to you. set the stage for us. there's no solution in sight. is the white house expecting it has the high road in terms of politics of it and that republicans will be on the defensive because i don't see any way they're bridging the gap. there is no outward ed that began is being bridged. i think the government sees the only way it could be bridged by agreeing with some tax increases, and they say, you know what, all these cuts, sure it's a meat clever approach, not a scalpel, but at least they're cuts, and it's not about tax increases. we kind of -- they
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama and congressional republicans remain worlds apart on a realistic solution to prevent billions of dollars in automatic cuts. the sequester from kicking in march 1st. right now the politics are trumping any movement towards compromise. joining me now for our daily fix chris calizza, msnbc contributor and managing of post politics.com, and washington post reporters laurie montgomery and nia malika henderson. chris, first to you. set the stage...
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on the next "washington journal," retired colonel cedric layton discusses president obama's decision that he will predues troop strength in afghanistan to 30 now thousand by next year. allison klein on new education proposals outlined by president obama in his state of the union address and the federal trade commission talks about a recent ftc study on credit reports which found that 5% of participants had reports with serious errors on them, which could affect their ability to borrow money. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> we have a habit in this country, if i may say this now, of glossing over presidents, we decided, some people, that they're bald eagles and they all have to be treated as if they're symbols of the country. what that means though is you have a -- you have a smoothing over of their rough edges. and there is a feeling among modern presidents that they have a right to a certain send ration and that send ration will be located in their presidential library and even if they're gone, their children in some cases, and their former allies, their
on the next "washington journal," retired colonel cedric layton discusses president obama's decision that he will predues troop strength in afghanistan to 30 now thousand by next year. allison klein on new education proposals outlined by president obama in his state of the union address and the federal trade commission talks about a recent ftc study on credit reports which found that 5% of participants had reports with serious errors on them, which could affect their ability to borrow...
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when raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones washington is setting up new bases around the globe. even though drones are this administration's weapon of choice president obama wants to leave some troops on the ground twenty fourteen when they're supposed to be all out in the speech you mentioned on the way to go with the afghan government on that issue and it's going to be a hard bargain because the afghan government further steering anger of their own population over foreign military presence especially after incidents like the one. that was reported just hours after the president's speech and nato strike killed ten afghan civilians one could sense that change maybe even certain as the president on the results of the revolution in the arab world has said that it's quote unquote messy he said the u.s. cannot dictate the course of change in countries like egypt three very cautiously very briefly pressured on syria there was a change of tone for those who remember how the u.s. was cheerleading for revolutions in those countries just a year ago with radical forces gaining
when raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones washington is setting up new bases around the globe. even though drones are this administration's weapon of choice president obama wants to leave some troops on the ground twenty fourteen when they're supposed to be all out in the speech you mentioned on the way to go with the afghan government on that issue and it's going to be a hard bargain because the afghan government further steering anger of their own population over foreign...